Archive: Jan 2005
An Online Love Affair
In seventh grade, my friend sold me his used Sega Genesis and games for $23, to be paid in installments. Although my parents wouldn't let me hook the Sega up to the television until I raised my grades, it was still exciting to know that I finally had a video game system inside my house. […]
Security Update
An individual was found urinating outside the Susan B. Anthony Residence Halls on Jan. 22 at 1:18 a.m. The undergraduate student was approached and identified according to Director of UR Security Walter Mauldin. He admitted that his actions were "a dumb thing to do," according to Mauldin.The student was warned and advised against such behavior […]
Voice students honor McIver
Students of Professor Robert McIver presented a benefit performance in memory of the esteemed Professor William McIver on Friday, Jan. 21. The program featured Ralph Vaughn Williams' "Serenade to Music" and Warren Martin's "The True Story of Cinderella." All proceeds from the concert were donated to the William McIver Memorial Scholarship Fund. This fund will […]
Antares Quartet appeals to young generation
On Jan. 18, Eastman School of Music chamber music students observed school-aged children actively listening to an excerpt from Messiaen's "Quartet for the End of Time." The Antares Quartet performed this and other contemporary selections, engaging both their young audience and older observers. The Antares Quartet includes violinist Vesselin Gellev, cellist Rebekka Patterson, clarinetist Garrick […]
ALP speaker lectures on teaching abroad
Todd Lowery, current director of music at Gunma Kokusaid Academy in Japan, visited the Eastman School of Music Education and Arts Leadership Program students this week to discuss teaching abroad. Lowery graduated from Eastman with Bachelor's degrees in both Performance and Music Education and a Master's in Jazz Studies and Contemporary Media. After teaching music […]
Violence drives 'Assault'
If you're anything like me, you've recently been feeling like a victim of the multiplex. You buy your tickets, hoping for entertainment, but after leaving the theater, you feel only loss.Never again will you get those two hours and $7 back. Your efforts would be better spent reading a book, but who wants to waste […]
Listeners will pay to download good music
After years of attacking networks such as Napster and Kazaa as havens where young punks circumvent copyright laws and download illegal music files that they then share with their friends, killing an artist's ability to make a decent living, music industry veterans have started to actually support downloading music online. Why the about face? Why […]
Comics
Can't you do anything about the comics section on the online edition? The scan is so small there's no way a normal person could read them. And, as far as I can tell, there's no way to enlarge the image.As it is now, you might as well not even bother posting them at all. It's […]
Senate revises approach
Following several weeks of frustration due to poor attendance and a lack of ability to get things done, the Students' Association government is trying some negative reinforcement and reward techniques to encourage senators to increase their level of activity. "People always says that Senate does nothing," senior and Communications Committee Chairperson Alex Brody said. "This […]
Blizzard Hits UR Campus
Blizzard conditions engulfed UR for much of this weekend, creating parking problems and barricading sidewalks. "It snows in Rochester," Manager of University Facilities and Serivces Dan Schied said. "Our job is to do whatever we can to make it safe for students and faculty as soon as possible. Considering the conditions, I think our staff […]